Area 74
Main Information
Area ID | 74 |
Site |
Agia Sofia |
Area type | cemetery or grave |
Area NR | |
Period | |
Dating method | none recorded |
Radiocarbon dated | None |
Earliest date: Lab Number | |
Earliest date: 14C age (BP) | |
Earliest date: Calibration | None |
Earliest date: 14C age calibrated (BC) | |
Earliest date: Date of calibration | None |
Earliest date: Standard deviation | None |
Earliest date: Delta 13C | None |
Earliest date: Dated by | |
Latest date: Lab Number | |
Latest date: 14C age (BP) | |
Latest date: Calibration | None |
Latest date: 14C age calibrated (BC) | |
Latest date: Date of calibration | None |
Latest date: Standard deviation | None |
Latest date: Delta 13C | None |
Latest date: Dated by | |
Period Reference | |
Comment | A parallel for this tomb has been seen in the Toumba Valoumenou of Chaironeia but the interpretation of Toumba was last questioned. |
Settlement type | None |
Settlement structure | |
Settlement building type | |
Settlement building shape | |
Settlement building technique | |
Settlement archaeological features | |
Cave/rockshelters type | None |
Cave/rockshelters: Evidence of graves/human remains | |
Cave/rockshelters: Evidence of occupation | |
Quarry exploitation type | None |
Quarry raw material | |
Cemetery/graves topography |
extramural |
Cemetery/graves mortuary features | |
Grave: number of graves | |
Grave type |
tumulus |
Grave: type of human remains |
inhumation |
Grave: estimated number of individuals | 3 |
Grave: age groups | |
Grave: sexes | |
Grave: number of female sex | None |
Grave: number of male sex | None |
Grave: number of not specified sex | None |
Grave: disturbance of graves |
consecutive burials |
Description | Inside the tumulus was a chamber which had three phases. In the filling some bone remains and two consecutive burials were found. The hill itself was covered with clay and had sunk on the small plateau a container filled with ash. |
Comment |
Location of the Site
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